Sex, Power and the Games (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
205
Utgivningsdatum
2012-01-01
Upplaga
1st ed. 2012
Förlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Illustrationer
IX, 205 p.
Dimensioner
216 x 140 x 12 mm
Vikt
254 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
1 Paperback / softback
ISBN
9781349328789

Sex, Power and the Games

av K Woodward
Häftad,  Engelska, 2012-01-01
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This book explores the social and cultural impact of the Olympic Games, examining gender and sport, the inequalities between nations and people and at what the Games offer and how they are changing, in relation to spectacles, spectatorship and culture, including the links between art and sport.
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'...Woodward comprehensively illustrates how the Games as well as their connection with various social, economic and cultural apparatuses both challenge and generate sex/gender inequality. Overall, this is an important, invaluable resource for those interested in the gender dimension of sports.' - Essential, by Choice

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Kath Woodward is Professor of Sociology and Head of Department in the Sociology Department at the Open University, UK. Her interests bring together feminist theory, gender studies and sport. She is author of Boxing, Masculinity and Identity, Social Sciences: The Big Issues, Why Feminism Matters, Embodied Sporting Practices, and Sex, Power and the Games.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Regulatory Frameworks: Playing by the Rules Finding the Truth: Hoping for Certainty Nations, Host Cities and Opportunities Spectacles and Spectators The Art of Sport Contradictions, Controversies and Disruptions Conclusion References

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